Shoe



Oct. 9, 1928. 1,687,267

P. cox ET AL SHOE Filed Aug. 26, 1927 INVENTORS 120 m warm Patented 0st. 9, 1928.

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE-.2

PERCY COX AND FRANK MCPARTLAND, OF JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO ENDIGOTT JOHNSON CORPORATION, OF ENDIOOTT, N'EW'YORKQA CORPORATION NEW YORK.

SHOE.

Thisinvention is a novel improvementin shoes and method of makmg same, and the principal ob ect of the nvention is to provide a shoe having a novel continuous rubthe sole and heel portions thereof while the upper is still on the last, and before the sole is applied.

The use of our novel upper caulk welt extending around the entire margin of the sole and heel portions of the upper renders the shoe sole more nearly waterproof than would a welt which extends only part way around. When the caulk welt extends merely from the breast of the heel at one side around the sole to the breast of the heel, at the other side, there are slight openings left on both sides of the shoe sole at the places where the welt ends, and through these openings water may enter the shoe. Our continuous w'elting however overcomes this difficulty. Our caulkwelt is fastened to the upper bymeans of staples before the last is pulled from the shoe, and the soleis then nail fastened or McKay sewed. The use of a continuous caulk welting extending entirely around a nail bottom shoe makes a stronger fastening between the sole and upper than stitching, thereby makingsuch shoe more nearly waterproof than caulk welt-s on stitchdowns or Goodyear welt shoes.

We will explain the invention with reference to the accompanying drawing which illustrates one practical embodiment thereof to enable others familiar with the art to adopt and use the same; and will summarize in the claims the essential features of the invention, the novel features ofconstruction, and novel combinations of parts, for which protection is desired.

In said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe showing the edges of the upper turned in over the inner sole which is secured to the last, and ourlnovel continuous caulk welt stapled around the entire margin of the sole and heel portions of the inturned upper.

I Fig. .2 is a section in the line 22, Fig. 1; through the completed Fig. 3 is a section shoe.

tacked as at 2 to the bottom of the last. The outer edges of the upper 1 and lining 3' are turned inwardly as at 1, 3", over the edge of the inner sole 2, and are secured to the inner sole and last by a row of tacks't or the like passing through the upper 1 lining 3 inner sole 2, and into last A.

Whilethe last ,A is still in the shoe upper, ourcontinuous caulk welt 5 is applied, said welt 5 extending around the entire .margin ofthe sole and heel portions of the inturned upper as shown in Fig. 1, and secured by a row of staples 5 passingthrough the welt 5, upper 1 lining 3 inner sole 2 and into the last A. WVelt 5 may be formed of rubber, composition materiahor leather, but preferably welt 5 is formed of soft rubber having an inseparable fabric backing, the outer edge of the welt having a thickened portion 5 and the inner edge thereof feathcred as at 5. The welt consists of strip 5 affixed to the inturned upper 1 which in practice begins near the heel at the inside, and is fastened on with staples 5 as the edge of the shoe is held against the guide roller of the stapling machine, and after the welt has been extended thus entirely around the sole and heel portions of the inturned upper thewelt is cut off so that the two ends butt together on a slight bevel so as to slightly overlap, and a staple is driven in at the point where the ends meet and overlap.

A filler 6 may be applied in the usual manner, and an outer sole 7 applied preferably by nails 7 passing through sole 7 welt 5, upper 1, lining 3 inner sole 2, as shown in Fig. 3. If desired the sole 7 may be McKay sewed to the inner sole 2, the stitches passing through the welt and upper.

Thecontinuous caulk welt extends around the entire margin of the sole and heel portions. This we consider an important feature for the reason that it makes the shoe which passes only part way around, for slight-openings would'be kept on both sides shown in Figs 1 and 2, the last A isplaced in the upper l, and an inner sole 2 is.

more nearly waterproof than would a welt of the shoe where the welt ends through which water might enter the shoe. Our c0ntinuous welting overcomes this difliculty.

Our continuous caulk welt is fastened to the upper by means of staples before the last is pulled from the shoe. The sole is then nailed on or McKay sewed. The use of a continuous caulk welting extending entirely.

around a nail bottom shoe is superior to the weltings in stitchdowns and Goodyear welts heretofore used for the reason that nails makea stronger fastening between the sole and the upper than does stitching, thereby making the shoe more nearly waterproof than caulk welts on stitchdowns or Goodyear welt shoes' We do not limit our invention to the exact form shown in the draw1ng,for obviously turned upper; a continuous caulk welt ex tending aroundthe margin of the sole and heel portions of the inturned upper; fastenings through the welt, upper, and inner sole; an outer sole; and means connecting the outer and inner soles through the welt and upper.

4. In a shoe having an inner sole and inturned upper; a continuous caulk welt extending around the sole and heel portions of the inturned upper; staples connecting the welt to the inner sole through the upper; an outer sole; and means connecting the outer sole to the inner sole through the welt and inturned upper.

5. In a shoe, an inner sole; an upper whose edges are turned in over the inner sole; means connecting the inturned upper to the inner sole; a continuous caulk welt extending around the margin of the sole and heel portions of the inturned upper;

staples connecting the welt to the inn'er' sole through the upper; an outer sole; and means connecting the outer and inner soles through the welt and upper.

6. A shoe comprising .an upper; aninner sole, the edges of the upper being turned in over the inner sole; tacks connecting the inturned upper to the inner sole; a continu ous caulk welt extending around the margin of the sole and heel portions of the upper;

staples connecting the welt and inner sole the margin of the inturned upper; fastening the welt to the inner sole through the upper; and securing an outer sole by fastenings passing through the welt and inner'sole.

8. The method of making shoes, consisting in placing the last in the upper; fastening an inner sole to the last; turning in the edges of the upper over the inner sole; fastening the inturned upper to the inner sole; placing a continuous caulk welt around the margin of the inturned'upper; stapling the welt to the inner sole through the upper; and Seouling an outer sole by fasteningspassing through the welt and inner sole. g

9. The method of making shoes consisting in placing the last in the upper; fastening an inner sole to the last; turning in the edges of the upper over upon the inner sole, fastening the inturned upper to the inner sole; placing a continuous caulk welt around the margin of the inturned upper; stapling the welt to the inner sole through the upper; applying a sole filler; laying the outer sole; removing the last; and securing the outer sole by nails passing through the welt, upper, and inner sole.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we affix our signatures.

PERCY COX. FRANK McPARTLAND. 

